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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
6
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The piece criticizes global tensions with Japan, China, and European powers, noting rising war rumors and submarine activity while laments the state of civilization this May. It surveys Progressive Republicans’ return to the GOP, highlighting backlash in New York and nationwide, with Whitman’s administration facing unpopularity and the old guard resisting reform.
An eastern professor claims climate dictates spinsterhood, citing colder northern states and warmer southern ones. The Montana view contradicts the theory, noting perpetual courtship year round. The piece questions the professor's premises and references Buckle, Taine, and von Treitschke in a broader critique.
A discussion of Osage orange hedges along midwestern roads recounts how farmers planted thorny fences to control livestock and defend boundaries. The hedges grew dense and impenetrable, blocking roads with mud before wartime dye shortages spurred claims that all yellow shades could be produced from Osage orange. Observers note the hedge’s unwieldy growth and distant utility, yet some see potential in a dye substitute amid the European war and blockade.
A column notes Denmark is nearing equal voting rights for women, requiring passage across two consecutive parliamentary sessions. It contrasts Denmark with Norway, Finland, Australia, and New Zealand, which already grant full suffrage, while other nations offer partial rights.
A punchy trio of humorous vignettes from early 20th century magazines. Shaw endures an Italian quartet with skeptical glare as a friend boasts of 12 years together. A mother pressures Willie to take medicine while he protests eagerness to swallow powder for a cure. A man named Seth battles drinking by eating, recounting near misses and a room adjacent calamity. A woman alights with an umbrella as a conductor warns of eye danger, claiming the car as her husband mourns ownership.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt discusses guiding parents in the care of deaf children. It cites Wright on early examination by a physician, spoke-to-baby instruction with clear tones, lip reading, and the goal of teaching vocal speech rather than signing. It emphasizes patience, consistent speech, and social development. It also lists effective practices and cautions for parents.
A 1913 McClure Syndicate piece advises busy homemakers on preventing kitchen fires. It emphasizes attention over multitasking, using heat control, oven and boiler care, and dry warmed tools. Practical tips include thermometer use, filling boilers, placing pans on low heat, and cooking with asbestos sheets or racks.
The narrative recounts Johnny Poe, once a Princeton football player, traveling through Santo Domingo and Europe amid revolutions, attempting to return to the United States. He pleads with an English freighter captain for passage, offering a bundle of 54 pieces of baggage and a pack of cards, but the captain refuses.
The article discusses Col Francis Nicholson and his defense plans for Virginia and the colonies, the Glorious Revolution, and William of Orange’s effort to unite colonies under a single royal governor. It contrasts English colonial settlement with French expansion, noting English strength, independence, and capacity for self-government versus French conquest.
A collage of quoted quips and cartoon captions from a range of early papers. Phrases touch on marriage humor, mistaken identities, dressmakers, poets, courtroom anecdotes, and social toasts, preserving regional tone and brief wit without cohesive narrative.
A brief note explains that the weeping willow uses the scientific name S babylonica, linking its origin to China and noting how the plant has influenced naming across much of the civilized world.
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